User Reviews

Reviewer: Zeena, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

Effectiveness

Current Rating: 4

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 3

Satisfaction

Current Rating: 4

Comment: Been on prefivem for 6 months now. I never had taken birthcontrol so it was a shock to me. I was depressed for 2 weeks and had serious headaches but now my body is used to it! No more depression but I have gained 4 pounds- probably all water retention. But I do love this pill. It makes my periods a lot easier!

Comment:Been on prefivem for 6 months now. I never had taken birthcontrol so it was a shock to me. I was depressed for 2 weeks and had serious headaches but now my body is used to it! No more depression but I have gained 4 pounds- probably all water retention. But I do love this pill. It makes my periods a lot easier! Hide Full Comment

Comment: After taking Previfem for only one month, I spotted the entire week before I was supposed to get my period, and actually started bleeding heavily several days early, now I am currently on day 9 of my period and it is still heavy with no sign of stopping, and I'm not due to stop the placebos for another 2 days. I don't think I will be starting another month, though.

Comment:After taking Previfem for only one month, I spotted the entire week before I was supposed to get my period, and actually started bleeding heavily several days early, now I am currently on day 9 of my period and it is still heavy with no sign of stopping, and I'm not due to stop the placebos for another 2 days. I don't think I will be starting another month, though.Hide Full Comment

Comment: I've been on Previfem a little over a month now. Previfem has caused me to break out when I had very little issues with acne before starting it. It's caused me to gain weight and given me irregular periods and not to mention very tender in my chest. I will be switching.

Comment:I've been on Previfem a little over a month now. Previfem has caused me to break out when I had very little issues with acne before starting it. It's caused me to gain weight and given me irregular periods and not to mention very tender in my chest. I will be switching. Hide Full Comment

Comment: I've been on Previfm for 5 months now. This is the first birth control that I've used. In the begining, I had a decreased sex drive, but that came back (thankfully) However, I did notice that my boobs got bigger and they are always tender. In the last two months I have had spotting the week before my period. Going to wait until the 6 month mark, and if still happens, I think I'll be sw
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Comment:I've been on Previfm for 5 months now. This is the first birth control that I've used. In the begining, I had a decreased sex drive, but that came back (thankfully) However, I did notice that my boobs got bigger and they are always tender. In the last two months I have had spotting the week before my period. Going to wait until the 6 month mark, and if still happens, I think I'll be switching.Hide Full Comment

Comment: Just finished my 1st month of Previfem. This is my first time taking birth control and after reading reviews about pretty much every brand I decided to trust my dr's opinion on Previfem (Ortho Cyclen 28 generic) and glad I did. Before I took birth control I would get hormonal occular migranes (migranes with auras/vision fades). The first week of taking this pill I had 4 of these occular migran
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Comment:Just finished my 1st month of Previfem. This is my first time taking birth control and after reading reviews about pretty much every brand I decided to trust my dr's opinion on Previfem (Ortho Cyclen 28 generic) and glad I did. Before I took birth control I would get hormonal occular migranes (migranes with auras/vision fades). The first week of taking this pill I had 4 of these occular migranes which I usually only get once a month, never even twice in one day. My breasts are ever so slightly sore and a tad swollen. Besides that my sex drive is completely the same and haven't had any other weird side effects since. I am happy and chipper as ever. I have a theory that the birth control will just over enhance any of your normal PMS symptoms or underlying on the first week of taking it or so, just due to my occular migrane incident, but everyone is different.Hide Full Comment

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